Climate averages 1991–2020
Mokopane weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Mokopane: daytime highs average 24.4°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Polokwane (57 km away). In August its highs average 22.2°C, 2.1°C cooler than Mokopane, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mokopane ranks 2nd of 95 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 95 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Mokopane is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mokopane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 112 | 12.5 | 13.413 h |
| February | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 72 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 59 | 8.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 32 | 4.3 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.5°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 8.6 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.1°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 10.811 h |
| August, selected | 24.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 2.5 | 0.8 | 11.311 h |
| September | 28.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 11 | 1.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 38 | 6.7 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 82 | 11.4 | 13.313 h |
| December | 28.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 99 | 14.3 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Polokwane in AugustSouth Africa · 57 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Bela Bela in AugustSouth Africa · 106 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Somaroboro in AugustSouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Hammanskraal in AugustSouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 8.5°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in AugustSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Soshanguve in AugustSouth Africa · 169 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 8.4°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Middelburg in AugustSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Emalahleni in AugustSouth Africa · 188 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 5.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mokopane) is explained once on the Mokopane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.